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Tuesday 02 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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Dollar Exchange
Stabilizes
Since a week ago the
U.S. dollar as taken a
steep slide in the
exchange against the
Costa Rican colon. A
week ago the Central
Bank reference rate was
¢548.94 for the buy and
¢558.74 for the sell.
This morning the rate is
¢523.97 and ¢534.25.
Limón
Port Major Bottleneck To
The Country’s Growth
Work to expand and
upgrade ports in Central
America is coming in
fits and starts as port
authorities and national
governments grapple with
governance and social
issues.
Singapore, Costa Rica To
Start Talks On Free
Trade Agreement
Singapore and Costa Rica
have decided to use a
Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
which Singapore has with
other Latin American
countries as the basis
for their negotiations.
A joint statement from
the Trade Ministries of
both countries says
Singapore and Costa Rica
share a growing
bilateral economic
relationship.
Desert Sun Editor Shares
Own Tale of Airplane
Woes
I didn't plan to end my
vacation to Costa Rica
trapped inside a plane
at the Ontario airport
for nine hours, but
that's what happened.
Nope, that's not a typo.
Nine. 9. Nueve.
Colombian DMG With
Possible Ties To Costa
Rica
The Colombian dialy El
Tiempo says that
Colombian authorities
have tracked an
undisclosed amount of
money from the failed
illegal pyramid scheme
in that country to Costa
Rica.
Aguinaldo Hits The
Streets!
In teams of two at every
corner in the downtown
core, even more along
the pedestrian
boulevards of Avenida
Central and Cuarta, the
Fuerza Pública (police)
is offering security as
the "aguinaldo" hit the
streets yesterday.
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LETTERS:
New Ley de Transito,
Bad Investment,
3G,
Shark Finning,
Time Out,
Proposed Immigration Bill,
Eradicating Slums |
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Panama, Canada Negotiate
Free Trade Deal
Panama - Representatives
of Panama and Canada
started today in this
capital the second round
of negotiations leading
to a free trade treaty,
said official sources.
Central America to
Debate in Honduras
Crisis Impact
Tegucigalpa -
Central American
Presidents will evaluate
the impact of the
current global crisis on
the region and other
related issues on
December 5 in Honduras.
Guatemala Lacks Funds to
Fight AIDS
Guatemala - Twenty-four
years after the first
AIDS case was reported
in Guatemala, HIV
continues to spread due
to insufficient funds
for programs to prevent
and fight the disease,
experts said.
Venezuelan Party for
Re-Election
Caracas - The United
Socialist Party of
Venezuela (PSUV) enters
Monday a new electoral
battle to activate
mechanisms for the
definitive presidential
re-election.
Uruguayans Unwilling to
Lay out Firearms
Montevideo - Only 82 out
of the 500,000 firearms
calculated in irregular
situation were given up
by Uruguayan citizens up
to now, in a response to
a campaign started by
the local army on
November 1st to stop
indiscriminate use of
firearms.
DEVELOPMENT
LATIN AMERICA:
The Greater the
Solidarity, the Lower
the Cost
Football in
Belize does not aim for
international
achievements, but that
does not matter to the
environmental group that
uses the sport to
recruit children and
young people to fight
for the protection of
local biodiversity under
threat.
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/Buy us$1 |
/Sell $1 |
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▼¢523.97 |
▼¢534.25 |
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B.C.C.R.
02 December 2008 |
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